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| Released | September 8, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991–1992 | |||
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| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 37:53 | |||
| Label | Accurate/Distortion Rykodisc | |||
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Good is the first album by the Boston-based alternative rock trio Morphine. [1] [2] It was released in 1992 on the Accurate/Distortion label. [3] It was reissued by Rykodisc in 1993 [4] after the band signed with the label. [5]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [7] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
Trouser Press wrote that the album "establishes the goods, excavating a slippery, sultry groove that suggests blues and bebop without becoming either by providing ample room in the spacious mix for two evocative voices." [9] AllMusic wrote, "While it may not be as stellar as their future releases would be ... Good did a splendid job of introducing the Boston trio's highly original sound. While it was the alternative crowd who immediately latched onto Morphine, their music was geared more toward the jazz scene – a wailing saxophone, lead bass (played with a slide), and lyrics influenced by '50s beat poetry were all-important ingredients." [6]
All tracks are written by Mark Sandman, except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good" | 2:36 | |
| 2. | "The Saddest Song" | 2:50 | |
| 3. | "Claire" | 3:07 | |
| 4. | "Have a Lucky Day" | 3:24 | |
| 5. | "You Speak My Language" | 3:25 | |
| 6. | "You Look Like Rain" | 3:42 | |
| 7. | "Do Not Go Quietly Unto Your Grave" | 3:21 | |
| 8. | "Lisa" | Dana Colley | 0:43 |
| 9. | "The Only One" | 2:42 | |
| 10. | "Test-Tube Baby/Shoot'm Down" | 3:11 | |
| 11. | "The Other Side" | Sandman, Colley | 3:50 |
| 12. | "I Know You (Part I)" | 2:17 | |
| 13. | "I Know You (Part II)" | 2:45 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Shame" (between "Lisa" and "The Only One") | 2:44 |
On September 9, 2019, the Run Out Groove label announced that Good had been voted as their next vinyl rerelease and would include a bonus record of unreleased tracks remastered from the original source tapes. It was released on January 17, 2020. [10]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Where's the Sun Go" | 1:37 | |
| 2. | "Shame" | 2:43 | |
| 3. | "The Only One" (live radio broadcast) | 3:10 | |
| 4. | "If You Live" | Mose Allison | 3:54 |
| 5. | "Mom Bomb" | 1:01 | |
| 6. | "The Old Days (It's Not Like That Anymore)" | 4:38 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Let's Dance" (Mark voice message) "Come Over" (early version) | 0:17 2:13 |
| 8. | "The Saddest Song" (alternate version) | 4:03 |
| 9. | "Mona's Sister" (alternate version; with Treat Her Right) | 3:27 |
| 10. | "You're Worse — Looking Good" (edited rehearsal recording) | 2:18 |
| 11. | "Test-Tube Baby/Shoot'm Down" (longer alternate version) | 4:36 |
| 12. | "Yes idea" "Morphine gig ad" (Mark voice message) | 1:13 0:29 |
Adapted from the album's liner notes. [12]
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